The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) stands in solidarity with the more than 60,000 members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) who are taking one-day strike action to defend our province’s public education system. The OFL encourages students and parents, its 54 affiliated unions, provincial labour councils, and all labour and community activists…
(TORONTO, ON) – In an historic election, Patty Coates is the first woman to be elected President of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) delegates have elected Coates and her team, Secretary-Treasurer Ahmad Gaied and Executive Vice-President Janice Folk-Dawson to lead the Federation’s fight against the Conservative austerity agenda. “It is a…
This list was last updated on November 15, 2019.Click here to download the Ford Tracker.Cliquez ici pour télécharger le Ford Tracker “Gardons Forda l’oeil”, le 25 juillet 2019. PC actions to date (highlights): November 2019 Stopped measuring homelessness in Ontario, pausing a program that made the count mandatory for municipal housing service managers Paying up to…
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is actively reviewing all options at their disposal, including legal action, against the PC’s Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, which allows the government to impose salary and compensation caps, including for pension and health care improvements, on a variety of unionized and non-unionized…
(TORONTO, ON) – Conservative investments amount to cuts, says the Ontario Federation of Labour “This government has failed to reverse their own cuts and those of previous governments. Their economic plan doesn’t keep pace with inflation and population growth. They are out of touch with the realities of life in Ontario,” said Ontario Federation of Labour…
(TORONTO, ON) – Labour and community groups are welcoming MPPs back to Queen’s Park by demanding the Conservatives create an Ontario for all, not just the rich, says the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Community champions will surround Queen’s Park circle to voice their demand that MPPs change the agenda, stop hurting families and communities with…
“Ontario voters sent a clear message to Andrew Scheer and Doug Ford’s Conservatives last night, we’re done with the politics of division, done with denials of the climate crisis, and done with cuts to our public services,” said Ontario Federation of Labour President Chris Buckley.
TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2019 – Community and labour leaders began an indefinite occupation of Premier Doug Ford’s constituency office at 823 Albion Road in Etobicoke today, demanding his signature on Section 83(4) of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) to prevent further workplace deaths in Ontario. To ensure that companies using temp agency workers are held financially…
Dear Premier Doug Ford, As you know, on Wednesday, September 25, Enrico Miranda, a father of two, was killed on the job. As you also know, Mr. Miranda is the fifth temporary agency worker who has died on the job at Fiera Foods or an affiliated company. Shockingly, it has been almost two weeks since…
The OFL stands in solidarity with the more than 55,000 members of CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) taking legal job action today, in order to secure the education services and resources that students in Ontario need. “Students in this province deserve properly funded education services, not government cuts that are tearing the public education…
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is outraged after a fifth fatality at the Fiera Foods Group of Companies on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. The OFL sends condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the worker who was killed at the factory operated by Fiera Foods in Toronto’s west end. “This employer has repeatedly…
The Ontario Federation of Labour stands in solidarity with Ontario students and those around the globe who are challenging governments for urgent and ambitious climate action.
The Ontario Federation of Labour condemns the racist actions by Justin Trudeau that have been revealed in the media overnight and today. It is reprehensible to wear brownface/blackface. Wearing these racist caricatures reinforces harmful stereotypes about people of Colour and fuels the discrimination and violence that People of Colour experience in all areas of life. …
Download the call for nominations The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is seeking nominations from affiliates, local unions and labour councils for the upcoming OFL 15thBiennial Convention Awards: Bob Borch Human Rights Award, Cliff Pilkey Labour Activist Award, Olivia Chow Child Care Champion Award, OFL Cultural Award, Linda Jolley Lifetime Achievement Award for Health and Safety,…
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) joins with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and unions across Canada in calling for an end to the violence against pro-democracy protestors. The OFL stands in solidarity with our brave sisters and brothers in Hong Kong protesting the Hong Kong Extradition Bill, and condemns the use of violence, repression and threats against these protestors by those in power. The OFL calls for the demands set out by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKTCU) for respect for the rule of law and democracy to be met full and without delay. The OFL calls for the demands set out by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKTCU) for respect for the rule of law and democracy to be met full and without delay.
This year, the labour movement in Ontario is coming together under the theme Unite Against Racism. Together we can build an Ontario for all and a fair Canada for everyone. Together we must #UniteAgainstRacism.
Don’t miss the OFL Young Workers’ SUMMIT on SATURDAY, November 23, 2019.
The OFL sends condolences to the family, friends and colleagues on the death of Ken Signoretti, who served as Executive Vice-President of the Ontario Federation of Labour from 1988 to 1997. “Ken’s work for this organization, and his active leadership on issues of workers comp and on the OFL Health and Safety Committee was part…
(TORONTO, ON) – The officers and staff of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) are tremendously heartbroken to learn of the passing of Christopher Robert Schenk, our former Director of Research, on Sunday, July 28, 2019. “Chris’ untimely passing is a tremendous loss, not just to Ontario’s labour movement but to the entire Canadian trade…
The government is failing Ontario’s auto industry by once again sitting on its hands after the Ford Motor Company announcement of a series of layoffs, says the Ontario Federation of Labour. The layoffs will start with 185 jobs lost in September, with the possibility of more job losses in January 2020. “Once again the government…